Medical Practice Front Desk Success

This is a foundation course covering the complete scope of operations in the medical front office. The instructor will accentuate the quality of care on the front line as an important benchmark of the practice performance and success.

A welcoming and attentive front office can turn a difficult time for your patients and their families into a caring, positive experience. Small changes in the way your staff connects with new, established, and prospective patients can have dramatic results.

Class Highlights:

• Enhancing the patient experience
• Communicating information with tact and discretion
• Protecting and securing PHI
• Improving accuracy, organization, and productivity
• Educating patients on practice policies
• Gathering and documenting patient information
• Scheduling appointments, preventing no-shows, cancellations, and reducing excessive wait times
• Collecting copays and verifying insurance information
• Mastering billing/collection practices
• Techniques to reduce stress

Who Should Attend: This program will benefit anyone seeking or currently employed in a front office role in a healthcare practice.

Prerequisites: This is a beginner-level course. New employees and their supervisors are encouraged to attend.

What to Bring: A digital course manual will be provided with helpful resources and links for use beyond the classroom. No additional materials are required.

Continuing Education Units (CEUs)

Earn 3 PMI CEUs for attendance at this program Practice Management Institute grants CEUs for its certified professionals based on total number of instructional hours (1 CEU per hour of classroom instruction). CEUs may be applied to annual recertification requirements, as directed in the certification renewal requirements for your credential(s). If you are seeking CEU credits for other certifications or organizations, please contact your organization for pre-approval and credit guidelines. A certificate of attendance will be provided.